Grade: Freshman

Parents: Becky and Jeff Kerkman

Position: Setter/Outside

Why do you love playing this sport?  The people in it and also for taking out aggression.

What is the most important thing you learned from sports?  Communication is important.

What is the hardest part of practice?  Conditioning 2,4,6,8,10.

What is your favorite memory from playing sports?  Driving to summer league in the Payne train.

Grade: Freshman

Parents: Mike and Sharla Snodgrass

Position: Outside

Why do you love playing this sport?  Because it’s fun playing with a team.

What is the most important thing you learned from sports?  Not eating too much food on the weekends.

What is the hardest part of practice?  Conditioning.

What is your favorite memory from playing sports?  Doing something perfect with your teammates and winning the game.

Grade: Freshman

Parents: Shelly and Loren

Position: Middle

Why do you love playing this sport?  Because I love to hit and learn to improve constantly.

What is the most important thing you learned from sports?  Sportsmanship and how to be more than a team, but a  family.

What is the hardest part of practice?  Conditioning.

What is your favorite memory from playing sports?  Bailey Frey’s constant tripping over her own feet, paint slip and slide, and team bonding.

Grade: Sophomore

Parents: Stan and Jill Kallhoff

Position:  Outside

Why do you love playing this sport?  The competition.

What is the most important thing you learned from sports?  How to play with others.

What is the hardest part of practice?  Conditioning & sweet 16s.

What is your favorite memory from playing sports?  Team bonding.

Grade: Junior

Parents: Tammy Marshall and Phillip Wright

Position: Middle

Why do you love playing this sport?  I always feel an overwhelming sense of accomplishment after practice or a game. Also, I just find it way more fun to play than any other sport.

What is the most important thing you learned from sports?  That you have to be able to work as a team. Whether it’s now or in a future job, you need to be a team player.

What is the hardest part of practice?  Telling yourself ‘you can do it’ after you’ve been struggling with something, but you must try in order to get better.

What is your favorite memory from playing sports?  Probably when my older brother taught me to play different sports when I was younger. He’s the reason I like sports and why I love volleyball.

Grade: Junior

Parents: Stacy and Julie Klabenes

Position: Outside Hitter

Why do you love playing this sport?  I love the excitement after a good play and celebrating with the team. We have so much chemistry on this year’s team, It’s amazing."

What is the most important thing you learned from sports?  Time management, and leadership skills.

What is the hardest part of practice?  Ball setter ball hitter. In that drill it takes a lot of focus and talking.

What is your favorite memory from playing sports?  I can’t name just one. I make so many memories every time I step on the court, whether it’s volleyball or basketball, my teammates are my family and it's just a good time.

Grade: Sophomore

Parents: Rose Marshall and Mark Neely

Position: Middle/Libero

Why do you love playing this sport?  Because it’s my passion and I love making memories with my team.

What is the most important thing you learned from sports?  To not give up.

What is the hardest part of practice?  2-4-6-8-10 in conditioning.

What is your favorite memory from playing sports?  Driving too all the summer league games and the team bonding campout at the drive-in.

Grade: Junior

Parents: Dan and Lisa Payne

Position: Setter

Why do you love playing this sport?  All the memories I make playing with my teammates.

What is the most important thing you learned from sports?  How to respect my coaches and teammates.

What is the hardest part of practice?  2,4,6,8,10, and catch 22.

What is your favorite memory from playing sports?  The rides to and from summer league.

Grade: Sophomore

Parents: Carla and Justin Wilkinson

Position: Opposite or Libero

Why do you love playing this sport?  It is competitive and fun.

What is the most important thing you learned from sports?  Communicating is the main key to the game.

What is the hardest part of practice?  Conditioning.

What is your favorite memory from playing sports?  Peeing myself from being excited at Verdigre and having to wear Lindsay’s spandex.

Grade: Sophomore

Parents: Brian and Leann Frey

Position: Setter/Right Side

Why do you love playing this sport?  Because I get to spend every day having fun with really awesome people and coaches.

What is the most important thing you learned from sports?  How to work as a team.

What is the hardest part of practice?  Definitely conditioning.

What is your favorite memory from playing sports?  I could never pick a favorite, they are all too good. But, a good one was watching Coach Tabitha try to do pushups.